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The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1887-11-26
BARNUM BURNED OUT,
And q Number Of His Wild AMI
mails Perish
Thirty Elephants and Other Beasts Roam-
ing the strects-Loss More than Half .
Million Dollars.

BRiDeEpoRr, Conn, Nov. 20-About ten
o'clock tonight fire broke out in the clus-
ter of buildings occupied by P. 4. Barnum
as winter quarters for his "Greatest
Show on Earth" The blaze originated in
the main building, and is supposed to have
been caused by the explosion OF kero-
sene lamp An alarm was rung in fol-
lowed few minutes later by second
alarm, which brought the greater part
of the Fire Department to tho scene.
Within five minutes after the alarm
had sounded the streets were filed
with thousands Of people hurrying toward
the spot. 1t soon became apparent that
the main building could not be saved and
every effort was made to rescue the ami
mails Some of these were got safely out,
buta large number, including three Gle.
phants-Samson, Jim and Burt-perished
in the flames. Hundreds of animals, in
cluding elephants, lions, tigers, leopard,
camels and horses, were liberated or else
broke loose, and for hours tre-
mendous uproar ensued. Several per-
sons were picked up in tho streets by
the infuriated elephants and tossed oil
around. Adetail of police pursued aroar-
ing lion and put six or seven bullets into
his hide, but with no perceptible result.
At midnight the fire is under control, but
still burning The main building was dc.
stroyed. The fire was caused by the ex-
plosion Of u watchman's lantern. There
were six watchmen. Five have reported,
but one is missing. Three elephants were
burned to death Thirty six broke
loose and escaped. Six of them
and hippopotamus rushed through
the streets in o pi liable condition, being
terribly burned. Thirty elephants and q
large lion started off across the country to-
ward Easton. All the trained horses wcre
burned, as were also the lion, tigers,
hyenas, monkeys, birds, cats and three
rninoceroscs. The car-sheds were saved,
but the main building burned SO
rapidly and fiercely that water had
no effect upon the flames. Tho total loss
is estimated from $500 900 to $70O,0O with
only 100000 insurance. Mr.. Boutwell,,
the Bridgeport agent, says steps will be
taken at once to obtain new attractions.
He thinks the buildings will be rebuilt at
Jersey City instead of Bridgeport, on &C.
count of the better facilities there. Mr..
Barnum and Mr.. Bailey are in New York.
A watchman asserts that while making
his rounds he discovered the fire, and
as he did SO he started to cry out,
when some unknown person hit him
on the head with blunt Instrument,
telling him to the ground and cutting
several severe gashes in his head. He
staggered to his feet, giving the alarm and
enabling the other watchmen, who Were
in the building preparing for bed, to es-
cape. One of the three elephants burned
was the famous 'sacred white elephant"
The lion which the police attempted to kill
when the fire broke out was afterward
found in a barn devouring COW which
he had killed. He was shot
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1887-11-26
A Street. Duel.

LEXINGTON, KY, Nov. 18.-The most TN.
fortunate tragedy that Lexington HIS
known in many years occurred on her
streets to-day, when Thomas M. Green, Of
Maysville, KY, staff correspondent Of
tho Commercial Gazette, Cincinnati, shot and
killed Louis d. Baldwin, of Nicholasville,
KY, deputy collector of Internal Reve-
nue. under Collector Thomas N. Bronston,
of the Eighth District Of Kentucky.
The difficulty grew out of some
letters published in that paper over
the signature Of "Keith" exposing alleged
frauds in connection with the election in
Jessamine County. The two men met in
the street and after few words, Green
turned to walk away when Baldwin
reached for his revolver. Five shots were
then exchanged between the two one Of
which passed through the heart Of Bald
win, causing almost instant death. One
shot took effect in Green's side, but the
wound was not serious. Green is under
arrest.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1887-11-26
LOYAL TO THE UNION.
An Ex-Union Soldier Describes the NJ
Famous "Rebel Flag Scene,"

An Ex-Union Soldier Describes the Now
Famous "Rebel Flag Scene."
Mr.. G. w. Clifford, gentleman we'll
known to the business men of Nash
vile and Tennessee, was present at
the reunion of ex-Confcderates at
Macon, Ga, which President Davis at
tended, and stood within few feet of
him during the scenes of the review
of which the Northern Republican
press have had SO much to say. Mr..
Clifford is pronounced Republican
and an ex-Union soldier, is a member
of George H. Thomas Post, No. /, G.
A. r. In an interview he said: II
feel it my duty as an American citizen,
to protest against the wrong which is
being done the people of the South
and moro particularly of Georgia in
the publications which are being made
by leading journals of my party in re-
gard to the conduct of ex-COnfederates
at the Macon reunion and the conduct
of Mr.. Davis. 1t is true that the al
legged incidents which are made the
basis of this assault by the Northern
and Eastern press occurred in Georgia,
but the assault has widened until it is
sought to reflect upon the loyalty OF
the South. There were few Con-
federate flags huttering but these
were principally in front Of sa-
looms and underneath them were
placards stating the saloon was
ex-Confederate headquarters, the de-
vice evidently being sharp dodge by
the saloon-keeper to attract custom.
was standing within ten feet of
Mr.. Davis on the porch Of Colonel
Johnson's residence where the meet
ing between him and the Confederate
veterans about which so much misrep-
resentation has been made occurred.
! saw the chair brought out and the
old man take his seat in it. When the
flag was pushed forward to the railing,
Mrs. Davis leaned forward and pluck.
ing shred from its torn and tattered
folds, fell back In her chair and put
ting her hands to, her face began tn
weep. The scene was such thar no
man could have resisted its pathos.
Not an eye in that vast assemblage
was dry. Men wept, yes, but their
tears were not disloyalty to the Union,
but were forced from them by the sad,
ness Of the scene. Union soldiers who
were there vept and are not ashamed oi
their emotion. 1t was In this excitement
the Hag was pushed forward TO Mr..
Davis. Rising with an effort, ha con.
vulsively snatchsd its folds and pressed
them to bis lips. then fell back In bill
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1887-11-26
DESTROYED By DYNAMITE.

Building wrecked and Six workmen Killed
Fifteen Hundred Pounds OF the Deadly
stun Did IL.
HANCOCK, MICH, Nov. 18-Fifteen hum
dred pounds Of dynamite exploded shortly
before noon to. day at the works OF Han
cock Chemical Company, located four
miles from here on the banks Of Portage
Lake. Six persons were instantly an
initiated, all the workmen there
were, fortunately, in the factory ut
the time. A building about 100 by 75
feet in dimensions was blown literally
into infnitesimal fragments. The shock
was felt for miles around, and the rent
split air told the awful tale to people In
Hancock, Houghton, Ishpeming and other
towns far away. In this city the first inn
preston was one Of earthquake; buildings
were shaken, fixtures were hurled down,
and people with blanched faces ran out ex-
pecting their houses about to fall. Then
the boom of the concussion was heard, and
every body knew that what had been ex-
pected to happen for many days past
had actually occurred at last. People were
soon pouring out Of town In the direction
Of the works. As they came within sight
of the place where tho factory had stood
they saw that 1t had boen wiped of the
face of the earth. Who're the packing
house had stood, and in which the pow
erful explosives were stored, was great
hole In the ground almost as large as the
building itself had been. The ground had
been forced downward and packed as
hard as rock. The hole was funnel-
shaped and one might imagine that the ter
rible force had disappeared through the
small end Of the cone into the bowels of
the earth, carrying building and men with
1t. The locality was secured for vestiges
Of the works, and in faint hopes Of finding
at least one of the workmen who had
escaped with his life; but all in vain. Not
80 much as button was found to tell the
story of their fate.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1887-11-26
CREWS DISGRACE.
His son-in-Law, NJ. Wilson, Must stand .
Prosecution.


Prosecution.
PARIS, Nov. 1S.-The motion to crimi-
nally prosecute NJ. Wilson, on charge Of
selling decorations, was passed last even
ing in the Chamber Of Deputies, to which
he belongs, by II vote of 527 to g. M. Ma
seau, the Minister Of Justice, and NJ.
Goron, the Public Prosecutor, thereupon
placed their designations in the hands Of
President Grevy, who accepted them. M.
Wilson appears before the Parliamentary
Commission Of Investigation tomorrow.
The radical members will call upon M.
Grevy in body and ask him to resign the
Presidency. Yesterday was a day OF tre-
mendous excitement far exceeding in its
way any thing that has been seen here for
years. The question Of the Presidency of
the Republic, the questit n of the Minis
try, the question of M. Wilson, Of the
Prefect of Police and of M. Goron, each ono
sufficient in itself to create a lively stir,
were all discussed with the utmost warmth
not only in the lobbies of the Chamber Of
Deputies but in every place Of public re.
sort
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1887-11-26
ImmenseIr Rich Gold Discovery.

SAN Francisco, Nov. 1.-THE telegraph
ed reports from Prescott, Ariz., are uni
form in statement that an apparently won-
derful discovery Of gold ledge has been
made on Hassayumpa river, ten miles from
Prescott. The strike was made on the side
Of hill two hundred feet above the level
OF the creek. The product of the mine thus
far is declared to be the richest ever
known on the coast, and has naturally pro-
voked great excitement throughout Arizo.
ma. The ledge is twenty inches wide, and
runs north and south, and can be traced
for nearly two miles. Quartz rock taken
from the ledge is said to average 500, ,O0o
Of gold ton.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1887-11-26
Mr.cIeveIand's Honesty.

1t is noticeable that whenever and
wherever mistakes have been made in
the selection of unfit persons to hold
office-errors of judgment which. un-
der our political system, must always
intervene to greater or less extent
with all parties the President and
members of the Cabinet have been
swift to apply corrective Ono Of
the cardinal principles underlying the
administration Of President Cleveland
is to give the country the services of
the very best men within tho ranks of
the Democratic party, and in this re-
gard he has carefully scrutinized, not
alone the recommendations of appli-
cants for Office, but in cases of import
ant appointments he has insisted upon
personal interviews In order to deter
mine within his own mind the essen
tials of fitness and immediate capacity.
Kansas CITY Times.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1887-11-26
Nina Slowly Dyjno,

CHICAGO, Nov. 2O.-Nina Van Zandt is be-
loved to be dying. Food has not passed
her lips since her husband, as she believes
August Spies to have been, perished on
the gallows. The only nourish-
mont of which she has partaken
in all that time, beside little
fruit, is an occasional drink of milk. She
persists in declaring she can not eat and
that she does not need food; but it is o
serious question with her loving parents If
the strange, self-willed girl has not deter
mined to abstain from food until death
comes to her relief. Her parents are
greatly concerned about her, as she is but
a shadow of her former self
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1887-11-26
NO USE FOR MoRMoNs.
Proselyting Elders Tarred and Featheretl
In Alabama.

In Alabama.
CALIRA, Ala, Nov H.-For the past three
months party Of six mormon elders have
been proselyting in this section and also at
several small towns across the Georgia
border. Several converts were made at
the latter places, and the indignation aud
wrath Of the people could hardly be sup
pressed when on last Sunday, four mar
ried women and two men left their homes
and made public their intention of going
to Utah. The people then all rose up at
once and gave the elders notice to move on
instantly. They refused at first, but Mon
day night two Of them were taken out
and tarred and feathered, and the next
night two others were chased into the
woods by hounds and kept in the trees all
night. The elders left tho next day, and
the converts are now missing also, leav-
ing six forsaken homes. II the elders ever
return they will be shot on sight.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1887-11-26
II Cost Two IIvs,.

Ell PAso, TEX, Nov. 1.-THE factory
Of the Union Powder Company, located
seven miles northwest Of this place, was
blown to atoms this morning. A man
named Gulick was mixing about thirty
pounds Of powder outside Of the building
when it exploded, igniting 1,40O pounds Of
powder inside the building. S. Carter,
of New York, president Of the company,
was in the factory. He was mangled ter
ribly and soon died. Gulick was fatally
injured
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1887-11-26
Poverty and Poison.

CAMBRIDGE, Md, Nov. 18.-Mrs. Levin
Mcars killed her nine-year- daughter
Blanche with poison last night and at
tempted to kill herself in similar man
ner, but took an overdose, which caused
nausea and saved her life. Mrs. Mears has
lived apart from her husband for year.
Domestic trouble brought poverty, poverty
brought friendlessness and friendliness
this tragedy. The woman's own confession
is the only evidence against her. She is in
Jail.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1887-11-26
A Railroad Savings Scheme.

PHILADELPHIA, Nov. lz.-A special meet
Ing OF the board OF directors OF the Penn.
sylvanis Railroad Company was held yes-
terday, at which II was agreed to put Into
effect among the employees Of that corpora
tion trust savings fund. Amounts from
e1 and upward may bs deposited under
the plan and draw interest st the rate Of
four per cent per annum. All station
agents OF the company will be authorized
to receive deposits and receipt for the
same, These deposits will be forwarded
70 some authorised depository Of the cen
pany
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1887-11-26
A DREADFUL MISTAKE.
Young Man Shot While Arousing q
Family Whose House Was on Fire.

a 1OunS MAN SnOt WntIe ArOuRinH
Family Whose House Was on Fire.
BUTLER, Mo-, Nov. ?O.-Between Vinton
and West Point, this county, about sixteen
miles from Butler, horrible mistake, re-
sulting in the death Of deserving young
man, occurred. John Radford is a bachelor,
a man OF some means, is somewhat deaf,
and is always anticipating that he is
about to be robbed. Last night one
of his nearest neighbors, young Mr..
Waddell, was going home, when he
discovered Radford's house on fire,
and hurriedly ran to awaken the inmates.
He knocked and pounded on the door, but
no response came. Knowing the old mans
deafness, and fearing he would be burned
with the house, he threw his weight
against the door, which gave way. Rad
ford, supposing he was robber, shot him
with charge of buckshot in the left side,
killing him instantly. The house burned
to the ground, only few household goods
being saved. Waddell was from Prince
ton, Iii.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1887-11-26
After Anarchists,

NEWARK, N. j., Nov. 1s.-There are about
500 Anarchists in this city, and the police
are engaged in accurately locating them,
promptly in case of trouble. The excise
commissioners have withdrawn the license
to hold Sunday meetings from the proprie-
tor Of the Anarchists headquarters. The
Arbeter Zeitung, the Anarchists organ in
this city, in an editorial yesterday advised
the authorities to prosecute and hang the
leaders as the surest way of advancing the
cause OF Anarchy.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1887-11-26
Perils OF a Sailors Life.

Of the fisheries business for the year end.
ing October, 1887, shows that the total
number of vessels owned in this district
is 474, with tonnage of 3O,624 against 4S7
vessels last year, with a tonnage Of S05S3.
There have been twenty-five vessels added
to the district against twenty-five last
year. A number have been sold or broken
up. Seventeen vessels Of an aggregate
tonnage Of 1877 have been lost with 127
men, who leave fifty widows and sixty one
fatherless children.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1887-11-26
Italian conoress conyens,,

ROME, Nov. 16.-Parliament was opened
to-day. King Humbert, in his speech from
tho throne said: "My heart rejoices that
Italy, SO strong through her arms and
sure of her alliances. is friendly with all
nations. She continues her forward march
in the family of great Powers, ard finds
herself side by side with the leading
States. She does not fear retrogression.
All my efforts aim at the preservation Of
peace. The other great Powers have the
same object in view."
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1887-11-26
-Notwithstanding tho fact that tn,

Notwithstanding the fact that the
castor-oil plant grows abundantly in
the West Indian island of Trinidad. it
seems that the apothccaries there inn
port the seeds from Europe for medic-
inal purposes. inasmuch as the island
ers never gather any Of the native crop.
M Y. Ledger.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1887-11-26
Extraordinary Accident.

WICHITA, KAN, Nov. 1S.-In Wichita
County, yesterday, two-year-old child Of
J. r. Hickman slipped down one-foot
tube used in a we'll ITO feet deep and lodged
sixty feet from the surface. The people
for miles around congregated at the spot,
and men began digging an excavation be-
side the tube, hoping in that way to reach
the living grave Of the child. They had got
down but thirty feet when the carrier Of
the news left, but intended to keep at
work
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1887-11-26
Another Gas-plpe Joke.

FREEPoRT, ILL, Nov. GA piece of gas
pipe, plugged at both ends, and thought to
be dynamite bomb, was found at the en-
trance Of the Embury NJ. z Church this
morning by the sexton. 1t is now at po-
lice headquarters, aud an effort is being
made to ascertain the perpetrator Of the
evil design.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1887-11-26
Drouqht and Distress

DELPHI, IND, Nov. l6.-To-day clouds OF
smoke enveloped this city, caused by fires
in different parts of the county. Woods
and meadows are as dry as powder. TASKS,
and farmers are on the alert day and
night. Fires break out almost spontane-
ously. A hundred farmers are now fight.
ing fire in the woods few miles south
Of this city. The streams and wells are all
drying up and the situation is growing
startling
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1887-11-26
Herr Most Arrested.

New York, Nov. T.-Herr Most was ar.
rested today by Inspector Byrne's detec-
tives, on warrant charging him with
making an incendiary speech. He was
confined in cell to await hearing. Herr
Most denies the charges, and says he is tho
victim OF the capitalistic press.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1887-11-26
Compulsory Education In Mexico.

CITY OF MEXICO, Nov. 20.-Congress will
take up the compulsory education bill for
this Federal district and the Territories to-
morrow, and it will probably be passed.
The bill is exceedingly strict, establishing
committees of vigilance in towns to see
that children attend school regularly.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1887-11-26
Full Returns Of The vjruinla Election.

RICHMOND, Va, Nov. ls.-Full returns OF
the recent election for members of the
General Assembly show that the complex
ion of the new body will be as follows:
Senate-Democrats, 20; Republicans, IA.
House Of Delegates-Democrats, 81; Re
publicans, 80; independents, /. Democratic
majority on joint ballot, "a.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1887-11-26
National er.nu, In Session.

LANSING, MICH, Nov. l6-The twenty.
first annual session of the National Grange
began here this morning in Representative
Hall, nearly every State in the Union be-
ing represented. To-day's session, which
was secret, included the address of tho
Master and routine work.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1887-11-26
The All Mccoy Case.

PORTSMOUTH, o., Nov. 16-The circuit
court has sustained sentence of lower
court imprisoning ALI Mccoy for life for
the murder OF DR.. Nothrup. 1t is thought
AcCoy's attorneys will appeal to the Su.
preme Court
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1887-11-26
Quick Time 10 the Pacific Coast

NEW York, Nov. 1.-THE new fast train,
leaving here last Friday night, arrived
in San Francisco Wednesday evening on
time, reducing the previous schedule time
between the two oceans by one day.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1887-11-26
IweniY Ihou,and constabIs,.

LONDON, Nov. l6-The Globe unoficially
says that the Government will swear in
twenty thousand special constables in or.
der to check further riots in London.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1887-11-26
-.ssRastOratiOn

--'KestOration." - Scene = Police
court. Judge Ito prisoner)-"You
say you found this bank-billp" "Yes,
your honor" "And you did not re.
store itP" "l did. your honos." "To
it, 0wnerp" mo. your honor-to cir.
cul- io.,. IN. y Ledger.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1887-11-26
Secretary Bayard's 8 Choice,

WASHINGTON, Nov. lS.-The office of Firss
Assistant Secretary OF State has been ten
dered by Secretary Bayard 10 George L.
Rives, OF the New York bar, and accepted.
Mr.. hives is Of Virgnian family. His
grandfather was Senator from Virginia,
and tw "a American Minister at Paris
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1887-11-26
Proi. Baird's Successor.

WAsHINGToN, Nov. 1S-At . special
meeting Of the Board of Regents of the
Smithsonian Institution, held to-day, Prof.
q. r. Langley was elected secretary of the
Institution, to succeed the late Prof. 8. +.
Baird.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1887-11-26

-Gontleman Qn clothing store)-
lind that ! have got to go to Montreal
tonight, and ! want u suit Of clothes" f"
Clerk--"Yes, air. You want cut-a-
way coat, ! s'pose. IN y sun
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1887-11-26
Yellow Fever Disappe earinu.

JACKSONVILLE, FLA, Nov. 2O.-There have
been no new cases of fever and no deaths
In Tampa since the last report. Doctors
and nurses are going home. The epidemic
Is about ended.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1887-11-26
Arsn.dori Iurx comnIeiad.

Sioux CITY, IA, Nov. 16.-The second
jury for the trial of John Arensdorf as
principal in the murder of the Prohibition
ist, Rev. Haddock, was completed to. day.
The taking of testimony begins tomorrow
morning.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1887-11-26
-"Can YOU tell me. darling." /

-"Can you tell me, darling" he
asked. as they sat together in the weak
spot of the sofa. "the exact physio-
logical and mathematical duration OF
kissp" "About second and half,
I believe" she ans wered, demurely.
Thanks" he replied. II will make
q minute of it"-Burlinglon it Free
Press.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1887-11-26
A Fatal whIa Of London roa.

LONDON, Nov. l6.-Alderman Sir WIN.
Macarthur, ex-mayor Of London and ex-
member OF Parliament, died this morning
IN an underground railway carriage. It 10
thought he choked to death, as the black.
est fog that has prevailed In years hsngs
ever the city to. day.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1887-11-26
New York.. First.

New YORK, Nov. l&-The board Of educa-
tion to-day elected Miss Alice Pine az
school trustee in the Fifteenth Ward. She
Is the first woman elected as school trus-
toe In tails city.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1887-11-26
KiIIed hx a EaIlinu Wall

SYRACUSE, N. Y, Nov. 7.-By the falinA
OF the walls ut one o'clock this afternoon
of the Everson building. in Salina street,
recently burned, two workmon wore killed
and another is missing.